Nanoparticles (NPs) may affect the lung via their chemical composition on the surface. Here, we compared the bioactivity of zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) NPs coated with either aminopropilsilane (APTS), tetraoxidecanoic acid (TODS), polyethyleneglycol (PGA), or acrylic acid (Acryl). Supernatants from NPs-treated cultured alveolar macrophages (NR8383) tested for lactate dehydrogenase, glucuronidase, tu...

PEGylated organosilica nanoparticles have been synthesized through selfcondensation of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane in dimethylsulfoxide into thiolated nanoparticles with their subsequent reaction with methoxypolyethylene glycol maleimide. The PEGylated nanoparticles showed excellent colloidal stability over a wide range of pHs in contrast to the parent thiolated nanoparticles, which have a...

Abstract The tribological behavior of 316L stainless steel/CoCrMo alloy contacts under aqueous lubrication was investigated in this work. Three types microgels including poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), polyacrylic acid (PAA), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (PNIPAM-co-PAA) were prepared used as lubricant additives solutions. Tribological tests conducted using a ball-on-dis...

The title compound, {2-[(2-carbamoyleth-yl)amino]-3-methyl-penta-noic acid}, C(9)H(18)N(2)O(3), is of inter-est with respect to its biological activity. It was formed during an addition reaction between acryl-amide and the amino acid isoleucine. The crystal structure is a three-dimensional network built up by inter-molecular N-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.

The objective of the present work was to develop stomach specific delivery systems for am xicillin and metronidazole using chitosan and poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels. Chitosan and poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels were prepared with different composition of copolymers. The hydrogels were evaluated for swelling studies, mucoadhesive studies, in vitro drug release, scanning electron microscopic and FTI...